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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
MIKANOLIDE <1 ppm *
MITROXANTHONE IC50=0.02-1.54 ug/ml Hou, A., Li, M, Jiang, B., Lin, Z., Ji, S., Zhou, Y., Sun, H. 2000. New 7,20:14,20-Diepoxy ent-Kauranoids from Isodon xerophilus. J. Natural Products, 63(5): 599-601.
MOLEPHANTIN ED50=0.33 ppm Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
MOLEPHANTININ ED50=2.5 ppm Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
MONTANIN ED50=0.06 *
MULTIRADIATIN 20-120 ppb Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
N,N-BISNORAROMOLINE ED50=3.9 Collins, D.J., Culvenor, C.C.J., Lamberton, J.A., Loder, J.W. and Price, J.R., Plants for Medicines, CSIRO, East Melbourne, Australia, 1990, 303 pp.
N-(3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYCINNAMOYL)-DELTA-3-PYRIDIN-2-ONE ED50=0.45-1.8ug/ml PM56(6):52 *
N-(3,4-DIMETHOXYCINNAMOYL)-DELTA-3-PYRIDIN-2-ONE 0.86-3.23 ug/ml *
N-(3-METHOXY-4,5-METHYLENEDIOXYCINNAMOYL)-DELTA-3-PYRIDIN-2-ONE ED50=0.4-2.6ug/ml *
N-(3-METHOXY-4,5-METHYLENEDIOXYDIHYDROCINNAMOYL)-DELTA-3-PYRIDIN-2-ONE ED50=2-5ug/ml *
NEOJUSTICIN-B 4 ppm *
NERIIFOLIN 9KB ED50=0.022 ppm Alkofahi, A., Rupprect, J. K., Anderson, J. E., McLaughlin, J. L., Mikolajczak, K. L., and Scott, B. A., Search for new pesticides from higer plants, Chap. 3 in ???, Arnason et al, eds, ACS, Washington, 1989
NIMBININ ED50=7.13 ug/mL *
NIMBOLIDE ED50=10.14 ug/mL *
NIVEUSIN Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
NIVEUSIN-C Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
NORCASSAIDIDE ED50=18 ppm *
NORCASSAMIDINE *
NORDIHYDROGUAIARETIC-ACID *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Pygeum acuminatum 1 0
Pyropolyporus fomentarius 1 0
Pyrus communis Pear 4 19, 756
Quassia amara Bitterwood; Quassia 1 0
Quercus alba White Oak 2 0
Quercus bambusaefolia 2 35.40000009536743
Quercus championi 2 19.799999713897705
Quercus infectoria Aleppo Oak; Dyer's Oak; Gall Oak 4 120, 000
Quercus myrsinaefolia 2 3.3000000715255737
Quercus robur English Oak 2 0
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak 3 0
Quercus suber Cork Oak 2 0
Quercus velutina Black Oak 1 0
Rabdosia adenantha 1 0
Ranunculus bulbosus Bulbous Buttercup 1 0
Raphanus sativus Radish 2 182
Rauvolfia tetraphylla Four-Leaf Devilpepper; Pinque-Pinque 1 0
Rauvolfia vomitoria African Snakeroot 1 0
Ravensara aromatica Ravensara 2 872
Rheedia gardneriana 1 0